Catalinbread Naga Viper MkII vs Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword V4.5
The Catalinbread Naga Viper MkII and the Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword V4.5 are both pedals sharing bright, full. The Catalinbread Naga Viper MkII leans harmonically rich and saturated. The Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword V4.5 leans clean boost and mid-forward. Current prices: $140.65 vs $249.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.41% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- bright
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$140.65via Reverb
$249via Reverb
The Catalinbread Naga Viper mkII is the second version of the Portland boutique builder's germanium treble booster pedal, offering an expanded control set compared to simpler treble booster designs. The circuit covers a range from clean treble boost through mild fuzz-like saturation, using germanium transistors to produce the warm, harmonic treble emphasis associated with 1960s British rock. A Range control adjusts the frequency spectrum from narrow treble boost to full-range boost, extending the circuit versatility beyond standard Dallas Rangemaster-type pedals. Best paired with tube amplifiers in blues, classic rock, and vintage British rock rigs.
The Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword V4.5 is an op-amp-based cascaded-gain overdrive spanning clean boost through wall-of-sound distortion, with shelving Bass and Treble controls plus a sweepable active Mid EQ, built with a broad frequency response suited to guitar, baritone guitar, and bass. The V4.5 hardware revision introduced a new enclosure and mechanical format, added over-voltage and ESD protection circuitry, and shifted the Low/High crossover point by roughly 500Hz to reduce interactivity between the EQ controls, representing the current mainline version of the pedal.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Blues Rock
- Blues
- Classic Rock
- Indie Rock
- Metal
- Electronic
- harmonically rich
- saturated
- fuzzy
- sustaining
- clean boost
- mid-forward